Youth sentenced in garage owner death case

A teenager is due to be sentenced today for his part in the death of an elderly garage owner who was run over as he tried to stop a stolen car.

The 16-year-old was appearing at Wolverhampton Crown Court where he has previously pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicle taking following the death of Henry Raybould.

The youth, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was a passenger in a car which knocked down and killed the 75-year-old on the forecourt of his business premises in Dudley, West Midlands on July 10 this year.

His co-defendant, Stuart Ferguson, 24, is also due in court, having been charged with murdering grandfather Mr Raybould.

The teenager, who lives in Tipton, will also be sentenced after admitting assault occasioning bodily harm on Mr Raybould's son, Paul, who was injured as he and his father tried to stop the VW Bora being driven away.

Ferguson, of Talbot Place, Wolverhampton, also stands accused of assaulting Paul Raybould and a further count of conspiracy to take motor vehicles without consent.